Telegram-herald., 1887-07-11
WALKS AND TALKS.


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The public parks oi tbs city are Just now
5sias discussed b The psopls who znticl-
pate 0Eely seAnes IA tAe Council tonight
shsn Aldermen Dreamer and Lsuniers ofoss
swords. These so-called psFks-Sith pos
s.oiy the exception OF Fulton street are 81
syssose 10 The people aud enough money
has been expended on thsm siseady 10 have
bE ought stem 70 = state OF perfection. The
Councls penny w.se plsa al expendiDg
t4ensy Tor park purposes Is similar 10 that
OF the man sh0 cut OF his dogs TAI IA
sections Fhe only way 10 make the parks
respectable Ia appearance Is "a make an sl-
pEopEia;ion sufficiently isrge 10 do the
requisite WORK withln'A lev weeks and tie
after expense os keeping them up Will
amount 10 bar little. 50 that ii the end the
taxpayers ~ill De tie gamers.
Wifhin the past tso OF three weeks the
police have made. numerous arrests OF men
and smal boys for swimming in the river
at points near the D., q. H. & NJ. kailrost
bridge and the old steamboat landing.
These occurrences give rise 10 the question.
isn't It about ume Tor tha Council TO order
the Marshal to build ths bathing housesy
The city Is growing every yesr and the need
ol free swimming baths IS becoming more
aud more pronounced. As sanitary
measure the city should encourage bathing
and some place should be provided where
the boys can disport themselves without the
necessity of being placed under the scru-
tiny of the populace-
The WaIker-Heath scandal reminds me
OF q seance the gallant General once had
with the late James l.. Moran when he was
Chief OF Police" said an old resident yes
.erday. General Heath was at that time a
member OF the Common Council. and was
always kicking about the immunity granted
to gambling houses and houses Of ill-fame.
This irritated Moran, snd one day when
Heath called al Police Headquarters he was
taken to task for his bitter opposition. The
vigiant Moran was walking encyclo-
psedia in the history of misdoing. and he
told the General a few things which opened
his ewes and caused a sudden cessation OF
bis opposition"
1t was in the early days OF The police
department of this city and at time when
tine log runners came down from the
drives and several hundred of the red
shirted handlers of the peevy made this
city their. headquarters, spending their
hard earned money in dissipation. Among
those who regularly came 10 this city was
big fellow known as California Bill"
Now Bill when drunk imagined himself a
Sullivan and frequently tried his hand at
knocking out the little police force,
but always in return getting knocked out
himself and landing in the little coop which
was dignified by the name of police head
quarters. On one occasion Bill met a
member of the force down in the First
Ward and as the wearer of the blue was
small in stature he started in on his knock
out scheme. The policeman drew
his revolver and fred, the ball grazing the
forehead aud top of Bills scalp. He was
brought to the coop, bleeding profusely.
and Dr. Wooster-who was then city physi-
cian-summoned to dress his wounds
How did this man receive this injury"
he demanded.
He demonstrated when / arrested him
aud | was obliged 70 use my club on him, >
responded the pstrolman.
"Oh, no" said the doctor smiling, that
isn't club wound, that was done with a re-
The man aid for four weeks before be
was able to leave town, and the bullet must
have taught him lesson, for he never re-
turned, aud the policeman Was never CEN
sured for his careless use OF firearms.
From the time that the late James l..
Moran first assumed charge Of and organ
lied the police force oil this city. a certain
amount of standing IN" with crook and
violstors OF city ordinances has been re-
sorted to and. as Is the custom with detect
ives everywhere. ? semi-immuniiy from the
grasp-of the law has been granted in return
| for information which led To the capture
aud conviction OF some of the most desper-
ate criminals in the country. Things are
| different under the new regime case